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Nom. indig. : Kudjem (River Bo). 



Habitat: Sumatra (Solok, Lahat) ; Borneo (river Bo!). — 

 Philippines (?). 



6. Dangila festiva (Heck.). [Fig. 52, p. 112]. 



Cyrene festiva Meckel, Russegger's Reisen, Fische Syrians, I. 1843, p. 1025. 

 Dangila festiva Bleeker, Act. Soc. Scient. Ind. Need. II. 1857, p. 16. — Ichth. 



Arch. Ind. Prodr. II. Cyprini i860, p. 202. — Atl. Ichth. III. 1863, p. 47. 

 Dangila festiva Gunther, Cat. Brit. Mus. VII. 1868, p. 39. 

 Dafigila festiva Steindachner, Sitzber. Akad. Wien LXXXIII. 1881, Ichth. Beilrage 



XI. p. 403. 

 Dangila festiva var. stercus-muscarum Vaillant, Notes Leyden Mus. XXIV. 1902, p. 87. 



D.4.25— 26; A. 3.5; P. 1. 17— 19; V. i.8;L. 1. 36—38; L. tr.^. 



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Height more or less than 3, about 4 in length with caudal. 

 Head 4.3 — 4.5, 5.7 — 5.8 in length with caudal. Eye more than 

 3, somewhat shorter than snout, much shorter than inter- 

 orbital space. Maxillary barbels longer than eye and than 

 rostral ones. Origin of dorsal opposite to 8*1^ scale of lateral 

 line, separated by 11 — 12 scales from occiput. Height of dorsal 

 regularly decreasing hindwards, the longest rays nearly equ- 

 alling length of head. Anal slightly emarginate, its longest 

 rays about ^/^ length of head, its origin opposite to 26th or 

 27^11 scale of lateral line and to 21st to 231^ branched ray of 

 dorsal. Ventrals and pectorals subequal. Origin of ventrals 

 separated by 5 scales from the I3tti or 14th scale of lateral 

 line, opposite to the 'j^ or 8tli scale of lateral line, Ventrals 

 reaching or surpassing anus. Pectorals slightly shorter than 

 head. Caudal deeply incised, the lobes pointed, somewhat 

 shorter than height of body. Least height of caudal peduncle 

 more than twice in length of head, about 1.5 in its own length, 

 surrounded by 16 scales. Silvery, back dark. The longitudinal 

 rows of scales with a faint dark line, containing dark spots 

 corresponding to the base of each scale. Free margin of dorsal 

 black, increasing in height anteriorly. A black band along the 

 middle of each caudal lobe. Other fins darkish. Length 240 mm. 



Habitat: Borneo (river Kapuas : Smitau, Putus Sibau !, 

 Danau Sriang; river Kahajan, river Teweh, affluent of river 

 Barito). 



Doubtful species. 



Dangila lipocheilus (Kuhl & van Hasselt) Blkr. (nee C.V.), from 

 Java, is founded on a drawing made by KUHL and VAN HasSELT 



